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Welcome

My name is Marcus Lira. Former recruiter, 20 years experience, laid off like you. Here's why I built this site.

If You Have the Rest of Your Life

What if getting laid off wasn't the end—but liberation? You have permission to stop. Here's the math on freedom.

Healthcare: Where HOPE Exists

392,000+ allied health jobs available right now - from CNAs to Physical Therapists. The jobs are real, but so is the burnout.

Executive Assistant, Laid Off

Sites claim 623 admin jobs. After deduplication: 20-30 you qualify for. 7 options ranked by actual odds. Numbers don't lie.

Nursing: America's Backbone

580,000+ jobs - burnout is real, violence is real, but jobs are forever

Mental Health: The Crisis & The Opportunity

159,000+ mental health jobs - America is broken, and these professionals pick up the pieces

Public Safety: First Responders

Police, fire, EMT, 911 dispatch - the jobs society depends on but nobody wants to do anymore

AI Certifications: The $49/Month Trap

10.9 million enrolled in AI courses. Meanwhile, companies eliminate the exact jobs these certs prepare you for. Here's the math.

AI Companies Hiring: 17,000+ Jobs

Oracle, NVIDIA, IBM, Google, Microsoft - where the AI revolution is actually creating jobs. Top 10 companies ranked by openings.

Jobs Projections 2030: What's Coming

BLS, McKinsey, WEF all agree: massive workforce transformation ahead. +5.2M jobs but 40% face automation risk. Here's the breakdown.

Software Engineer: Rise and Fall

From dream job to 500K+ layoffs. $61K (2000) → $114K peak (2021) → brutal correction. The complete story in data.

Unemployment Crisis: By the Numbers

4.2% unemployment = 6.9M Americans jobless. 23% unemployed 27+ weeks. Here's who's really struggling and why.

Tech Careers: The Brutal Reality

630K+ layoffs since 2022. Entry-level hiring -73%. 500 applications per role. AI replacing juniors. Here's what breaking into tech actually looks like in 2025.

Skilled Trades: The Blue-Collar Renaissance

Electricians, plumbers, HVAC techs - while everyone chased office jobs, the trades became the smartest bet

Education: The Profession Eating Itself

Teacher shortages everywhere, but no one wants the job. Here's why America's education system is collapsing.

The Future of Work: One Possible Timeline

1M+ layoffs in 2025. What happens when AI replaces knowledge workers? The cascading collapse nobody wants to talk about.

Forward-Deployed Engineer: The AI Gold Rush

$220K-$500K+ total comp. The hottest job in AI... for the next 4 years. Then the robots eat it.